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1965 CITABRIA 7ECA

Name: 1965 CITABRIA 7ECA
Brand: Bellanca
Price: 52500 USD
Availability: InStock

1965 Bellanca Citabria

Listed 2 months ago

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About this aircraft

$52,500 · FOR SALE BY OWNER · Cont. 0200A 40hrs TSMOH. Ser.# 259. 5.5 gal/hr at 100 mph avg. Annual inspection Feb. 2026. Airplane completely restored 2022.Engine major overhaul Oct. 2024. Recovered using Ceconite fabric and Air-tech 2 paint/sealer process. New Rainbow Aviation front spars, fuselage formers, stringers as well as all control cables. Always hangered. Both mags and carburetor recently overhauled. Skytech starter. Airplane needs nothing. Panel is basic but has all that I have needed. Garmin GPS. $52 500 obo David 256-706-3433 available after 4 pm.

Specifications

Year: 1965
Engine time (SMOH): 30 hrs
Annual due: Feb 2026
Damage history: None reported

Avionics & panel

GPS navigator installed

GPS navigator listed. Verify WAAS capability and IFR certification with the owner.

GPS navigator

Garmin GPS

Equipment list extracted from the seller's description. Verify with logbooks before purchase.

How this stacks up

3 in this listing's favor3 to ask about

Below market
$17,500 (25%) below the family-wide median of 13 Bellanca Citabria listings (year & hours not controlled)
Listed 2 months ago
Listed longer than ~70% of the 13 comparable Bellanca Citabria listings still for sale — a seller-flexibility signal
Price increased $3,000
Up 6% from $49,500
Annual may be overdue
The listing states the annual was due Feb 2026 — confirm the aircraft has a current annual before you commit
No damage reported
The listing reports no prior damage — the seller's description, not the logbooks, so confirm it at a pre-buy
2/5 key specs
Key information is missing — ask the seller about hours, engine time, and registration

This summary draws on signals shown in detail below — price comps, listing age, maintenance and engine status, and key specs. Read each section for full context. Not an appraisal.

Annual inspection

Required every 12 calendar months. Read off the listing's stated annual-due date — confirm against the logbooks.

Feb 2026Verify

Annual inspection may be overdue

The listing states the annual was due Feb 2026, about 7 months ago — confirm the aircraft has a current annual, and budget ~$2,500 if it still needs one.

Damage history

Reported in the listing — confirm against the airframe and engine logbooks.

No damage history reportedNone reported

This listing reports no prior damage. That is a positive sign, but the flag reflects the seller’s description, not the logbooks — confirm it during a pre-buy. Undocumented or unrepaired damage is a classic red flag, so have an independent inspector review the airframe and engine records before you commit.

Pre-purchase inspection guide

Price history

Price increased· Sep 23, 2026$52,500+$3,000 (+6%)
Listed · Jun 26, 2026$49,500

Cost to own

Rule-of-thumb estimates — insurance ≈ 1% of price, hangar $7,500/yr, annual inspection $2,500/yr, fuel + oil at your selected hrs/yr. Your actual costs will vary.

As a sole owner

$1,877/mo$22,525/yr

≈ $225 per flight hour at 100 hrs/yr — flying fewer hours raises this (fixed costs spread over fewer hours)

$52,500 to buy (the asking price)

At 100 hrs/yr, renting at $150/hr would be $7,525 cheaper annually — fly more to see ownership savings.

Ownership	Buy-in	Monthly	Annual
Full ownership (sole)	$52,500	$1,877/mo	$22,525/yr
1/2 share	$26,250	$1,439/mo	$17,263/yr
1/3 share	$17,500	$1,292/mo	$15,508/yr
1/4 share	$13,125	$1,219/mo	$14,631/yr

Buy-in is the asking price split evenly across partners — what you'd each pay to acquire the aircraft (the real figure is negotiated). Fixed costs (insurance, hangar, inspection) split equally by number of partners; fuel/oil is per-pilot since each partner flies their own hours.

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Price

$52,500

~25% below market · $70k median · 13 comps

ClubHanger Estimate

Below market

Asking $17,500 (25%) below the median Bellanca Citabria listing.

13 other Bellanca Citabria listings for sale now range $45,000–$155,000 (median $70,000) — this one is priced above 23% of them.

$45,000$155,000

this listingmedian

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Compares this asking price to all Bellanca Citabria listings — actual value also depends on year, hours, and avionics. An estimate, not an appraisal or an offer.

Listed 2 months ago — on the market longer than ~70% of the 13 similar Bellanca Citabria listings for sale now — seller may have flexibility

Listing trust

1/4

Complete detailsYear, registration, make/model, and a full description.
Maintenance disclosedAirframe (TTAF) and engine (SMOH) times are listed.
Transparent priceA real asking price, not "contact for price".
Posted by a memberListed by a signed-up ClubHanger member, not a scraped aggregator.

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